Rules

View all Competitor’s routines and Judges demonstrations:
Australian Salsa Solo Competition 2009

Watch the 2009 winning routines:

Male and Overall Champion: Ulysses

Female Champion: Anika

SYDNEY
August 27, 28 & 29

2010

All contestants must register by August 15, 2010.
Contestant must be 18 years +
Costumes are permitted and encouraged.
A maximum of 2 props is allowed. Any props need to be noted to the ASSC prior to closure of registration. A prop is defined as any object other than your costuming. However, as soon as any part of your costume is detached from the body (e.g. jacket, hat, wig, etc) it is also classified as a prop. In any team shows, if the item of clothing is removed by all dancers at the same time and used in the exact same way by all the dancers, it only counts as one prop.
Contestants will dance individually to their own music for a minimum of 1.5 minutes and maximum of 2 minutes.
All choreographed Shine routines must be at least 70% Salsa. 30% of any other dance style is permitted. This applies to both music and dance.
Competitor’s chosen Salsa rhythm (e.g. On1 or On2) must be maintained throughout the routine.
Competitors need to provide two (2) ready-to-play CDs. One track per CD. The DJ will not slow down or speed up your music for you.
The judges will appreciate the diversity of Salsa dancing; therefore any style of Salsa will be permitted i.e. Cuban, LA, New York, On1 or On2 etc.
ASSC organizers reserve the right for any photography or filming during the competition/event.
ASSC organizers will not accept responsibility for loss or injury to persons or possessions in relation to this event.

Male & Female Solo Categories:

Timing & Rhythm:
“On 1” or “On 2”
Musicality & Consistency with the beat.
Dance ability & Music Interpretation:
Style, technique, control and
execution of the dance choreography.
Appearance / Stage presence:
Costumes, confidence, delivery
and presentation.
Creativity:
Originality of performance:
E.g. structure, theme, moves.

All judges have been specifically selected to ensure a balance of styles are covered (Salsa and other) and for their involvement with Solo performances (individual and team shines).
All judges will be familiar with the rules and judging criteria.

Read more about the judges.

All contestants must register by August 15, 2010.
Contestant must be a 18 years +
Costumes are permitted/encouraged.
A maximum of 2 props is allowed.
Any props need to be noted to the ASSC prior to closure of registration. A prop is defined as any object other than your costuming. However, as soon as any part of your costume is detached from the body (e.g. jacket, hat, wig, etc) it is also classified as a prop. In any team shows, if the item of clothing is removed by all dancers at the same time and used in the exact same way by all the dancers, it only counts as one prop.
Contestants will dance individually to their own music for a minimum of 1.5 minutes and maximum of 2 minutes.
All choreographed Shine routines must be at least 70% Salsa. 30% of any other dance style is permitted. This applies to both music and dance.
Competitor’s chosen Salsa rhythm (e.g. On1 or On2) must be maintained throughout the routine.
Competitors need to provide two (2) ready-to-play CDs. One track per CD.
The DJ will not slow down or speed up your music for you.
The judges will appreciate the diversity of Salsa dancing; therefore any style of Salsa will be permitted i.e. Cuban, LA, New York, On1 or On2 etc.
ASSC organizers reserve the right for any photography or filming during the competition/event.
ASSC organizers will not accept responsibility for loss or injury to persons or possessions in relation to this event.
Teams are permitted up to 3 assisted moves (assisted moves are skills that require assistance from one another to execute). Connection time between individuals for these moves should not exceed two counts of eight. Any assisted moves executed simultaneously will only be counted as one assisted move.

All contestants must register by August 15, 2010.
Contestant must be a 18 years +
Costumes are permitted/encouraged.
A maximum of 2 props is allowed.
Any props need to be noted to the ASSC prior to closure of registration. A prop is defined as any object other than your costuming. However, as soon as any part of your costume is detached from the body (e.g. jacket, hat, wig, etc) it is also classified as a prop. In any team shows, if the item of clothing is removed by all dancers at the same time and used in the exact same way by all the dancers, it only counts as one prop.
Contestants will dance individually to their own music for a minimum of 1.5 minutes and maximum of 2 minutes.
Choreographed Shine routines can be of any LATIN dance style (e.g. Cha Cha Cha, Bachata, Flamenco, Reggaeton, Samba, Tango, Zouk, Contemporary Latin, Latin Hip Hop, Merengue, Gafiera, etc).
Competitors will need to note on their registration form the Latin dance style they will be showcasing.
Competitors need to provide two (2) ready-to-play CDs. One track per CD.
The DJ will not slow down or speed up your music for you.
ASSC organizers reserve the right for any photography or filming during the competition/event.
ASSC organizers will not accept responsibility for loss or injury to persons or possessions in relation to this event.
Teams are permitted up to 3 assisted moves (assisted moves are skills that require assistance from one another to execute). Connection time between individuals for these moves should not exceed two counts of eight. Any assisted moves executed simultaneously will only be counted as one assisted move.

Youth contestant must be under the age of 18.
Youth contestants need to be accompanied by a legal guardian.
All contestants must register by August 15, 2010.
Costumes are permitted and encouraged.
A maximum of 2 props is allowed. Any props to be used need to be noted to the ASSC prior to closure of registration. A prop is defined as any object other than your costuming. However, as soon as any part of your costume is detached from the body (e.g. jacket, hat, wig, etc) it is also classified as a prop. In any team shows, if the item of clothing is removed by all dancers at the same time and used in the exact same way by all the dancers, it only counts as one prop.
Contestants will dance individually to their own music for a minimum of 1 minutes and maximum of 1.5 minutes.
All choreographed Shine routines must be at least 70% Salsa. 30% of any other dance style is permitted.
This applies to both music and dancing.
Competitor’s chosen Salsa rhythm (e.g. On1 or On2) must be maintained throughout the routine.
Competitors need to provide two (2) ready-to-play CDs. One track per CD. The DJ will not slow down or speed up your music for you.
The judges will appreciate the diversity of Salsa dancing; therefore any style of Salsa will be permitted
i.e. Cuban, LA, New York, On1 or On2 etc.
ASSC organizers reserve the right for any photography or filming during the competition/event.
ASSC organizers will not accept responsibility for loss or injury to persons or possessions in relation to this event.

All contestant in the team must be under the age of 18.
Youth contestants need to be accompanied by a legal guardian.
All contestants must register by August 15, 2010.
Costumes are permitted and encouraged.
A maximum of 2 props is allowed. Any props to be used need to be noted to the ASSC prior to closure of registration. A prop is defined as any object other than your costuming. However, as soon as any part of your costume is detached from the body (e.g. jacket, hat, wig, etc) it is also classified as a prop. In any team shows, if the item of clothing is removed by all dancers at the same time and used in the exact same way by all the dancers, it only counts as one prop.
Contestants will dance individually to their own music for a minimum of 1 minutes and maximum of 1.5 minutes.
All choreographed Shine routines must be at least 70% Salsa. 30% of any other dance style is permitted.
This applies to both music and dancing.
Competitor’s chosen Salsa rhythm (e.g. On1 or On2) must be maintained throughout the routine.
Competitors need to provide two (2) ready-to-play CDs. One track per CD. The DJ will not slow down or speed up your music for you.
The judges will appreciate the diversity of Salsa dancing; therefore any style of Salsa will be permitted
i.e. Cuban, LA, New York, On1 or On2 etc.
Teams are permitted up to 3 assisted moves (assisted moves are skills that require assistance from one another to execute).
Connection time between individuals for these moves should not exceed 5 seconds.
ASSC organizers reserve the right for any photography or filming during the competition/event.
ASSC organizers will not accept responsibility for loss or injury to persons or possessions in relation to this event.

Team Categories:

Timing & Rhythm:
“On 1” or “On 2”
Musicality & Consistency with the beat.
Dance ability & Music Interpretation:
Style, technique, control and
execution of the dance choreography.
Appearance / Stage presence:
Costumes, confidence, delivery
and presentation.
Creativity:
Originality of performance:
E.g. structure, theme, moves.
Uniformity:
Unity / synchronization across team members.

** NOTE:
All competitors must be Australian residents.